Ice cream disher



i Sept. 9, 1947.

A. GRDON ET AL l 2,427,095

'ICE CREAM DISHER Filed July 29, 1946 ANTHONY GOJQDON SfCSQN 65019 GfMozofwJ/f/ Na/wrom Alm/wf? Patented Sept. 9, 1947 :ICE-.CREAM DISHERAnthony Gordon and Stefan `George-Mozolewski, j"New" York, NY.

"Claims. 1 This invention'relates generaly to-ice cream dishers and.more, particularly to an improved constructionftheref.

Ice ,cream vdi'sher-s .asknown,frequently` are of acon'struction' havinga scoonelement. and a knife or scraper element coacting -.therewith. Thescrapingelement is =.caused toimove Within .the scoop element .byV.actuating .means .therefor 1in -which --a handle. manually operated,is yurged to itsstarting. position-.by-a. spring. ForY thereplacefmentotthisf, spring yand @then-purposes, it is de- .sir-ablethat Y.the device-be capable of dismantling .and reassemblydn a,convenient manner.

.,It is amongthe-obj ects ofthe-present invention4izo-provide-structureof-,the class described -Wherein the ice cream.disher may be 1 quickly --and con- -veniently dismantled andreassembled for the :purpose .-oflrreplac-ing `the-:main springthereof,or A for cleaningathe same.

Another object herein lies --in thm-.provisionof f' device of the*`class describedrWh-ich. may have .2a

wlong useful alife `and Whichdsrrelatively `foolproof and troublefree1in operation.

,-Another L-object herein lies inv the@ provision of -rst andf secondlocking elements vl`which prevent undesiredv displacement off theactuating'. element inther raclc rimmedf sectorzutilize'd: inirotatingsthe .knife ortscrapertfelement.

iIhese objects-'and .other f-.infcidental i ends fand adyantages-Willmorefully'appeari-in-theprogress :offthisedisclosurezand bepointediioutzin 'thevapfpended claims.

V.In ithe :drawings-rin vwhich asimilar reference characters "designate-corresponding parts "throughout 44"the'-several views -`Figure L1 is a-faceor *frontselevati'onal Vview-*of l:

Za disher showing *a first-embodiment of l"the iin- "vention,

Figure? 2 isha fragmentary 1 left A"side"elevational ofiliigurel.

"Figure'is'a*fragmentaryelevatinnalview cor- 5 responding' to'Fi'gure 2with parts thereof shown in Section.

`Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View as seen from the-.plane 4-.4on Figure 1.

"F.iguref .is an enlarged view in perspective of the pivot andirstvlocking member or the rst embodiment.

Figure 6 is a view'in perspective corresponding to'E'igure `5but-showing a second form of the pivot .andr-st' locking element.

'In ,accordance With the invention the disher I0 Jincludes broadly, `ascoop element II, a body I2, .a handle I3, a knife or scraper elementUI, an

actuating element I5, a resilient element I6, a

.first locking member- I1, a second locking member VI8.an`d athird-locking member I9.

'-Thescoopelement-'I I is generally hemispherical `in shape andissecured in any suitable manner as by soldering to the support portion ofthe bodyv I2. The lmifeor` scraper member 2l coacts -with.the innersurface-22 to dislodge the material contaned-within the scoop in aWell-known 25,p0rtionsl20 and. 23 the body I2 is provided With.agforwardlyprojecting boss 24 having an inter- `nally.,threaded .bore25 and. is surroundedby a cirf cular V`:groove .or trough V2li.,groove-26thatis .to..say, in--the rear vertical wallthereof,.a.depression'43 is-provided. 4The lower portion `23.has`a-.forwardly extending stationary manner. vThe handle I3 .is integratedwith the bottom. portion,,23 vofLthebody-IZ. Between the In the-.bottomof the varm p21 .provided with a vertically arranged threaded orice .28.

The Vscraper .element I4 .includes the scraper :member.-.2,I,--the=upperbearing-29, the axle or second locking-member fI-8,.a pinion-30 and anaxle pin or trunnion--S I.

.The-.third lockingmember is-in `the form'of a -short-screW-havingtransversely slotted head 32,

and--athreaded shank:33 having a cavity 34.

yThe:actuating element I5 isof-irregular shape,

.-best `seen in, Figures 1 1to- .f1-.inclusive` of the draw- .ingandincludes-a hub 135, radial arms 36,--31 and `38,.-an--arcuate rack-3-9, and an-operating-handle 40.

'hehubl is provided -withan indentation 4 i Which-servesasa-seat-for-the-forward end 4Z of .thecoil-,spring or resilient elementI6. The `rear terminal-44:01? the-.spring I6 is arrangediwithin,thedepression-43.

The'flrst locking, member I'I,v best .seenV in Figure '5,includes-a'threaded shank 45, a head 46 and a Aplurality -ofllockingprojections 41 and 48,

` In 'the assembled condition thereof, the actuatingelement I5 is`mounted'upon the boss LZ1-said boss penetratingthe orifice `III'in'the'hub 35.

The spring I is disposed in the groove 26 with the rear terminal 44thereof engaged within the depression 43 while the forward terminal 42engages the indentation 4|. As viewed in Figure 1, the spring urges theactuating element |5 in a counter-clockwise direction. The actuatingelement I5 is prevented from rotating too far in a counter-clockwisedirection by the detent 5|] which contacts the body I2. The actuatingelement I5 is prevented from moving forwardly thereof off the boss 24 bythe first locking member Il, the threaded shank 45 of which engages theinternally threaded bore 25. The rear surface of the head 46 serves as abearing surface.

The outer end of the scraper member 2| is provided with a boss 5| whichis pivotally mounted in an opening 52 in the upper portion of the scoopelement The bearing 29 is larger than the distance between the opposededges 53 and 54 in the support portion 20 within which it is rotatablymounted so that the bearing 29 is prevented from moving forwardly out ofthe notch in the portion 2|) within which it is disposed. The innerportion of said notch is widened to accommodate the bearing 29. Thepinion 30 is xed upon the axle I3, said pinion meshing with the teeth onthe rack 39. The axle pin 3| is seated within the cavity 34 of thelocking member I9.

The projections 41 and 48 are disposed laterally on opposed sides of thesecond locking member or axle I8. Suicient clearance is provided betweenthe rearmost surface of the axle I8 and the forward surfaces 55 of thefirst locking member I 1 so that undesirable binding at this point doesnot occur.

The second locking member, therefore, acts to prevent undesired rotationof the first locking member I1 so that the rst locking member cannot beaccidentally disconnected from the bore 25.

By this construction it may be seen that no amount of rotation of theactuating element I5 will result in disconnection of the rst lockingmember |'I from the body I2,

When it is desired to replace the spring I5, because it has lost itsresiliency or because it has broken, or when it is ldesired todisassemble the device, it becomes necessary only to unscrew the thirdlocking member I9 whereupon the boss 5| may be unseated by pressing itdown as viewed in Figure l until it snaps within the scoop element lI.Following this the bearing 29 may be moved into the scoop element I I sothat the axle I 3 may be moved forwardly between the edges 53 and 54.When the knife or scraper element I 4 is removed the locking member I'Imay be unscrewed and the spring I5 replaced. Reassembly requires a merereversal of the steps described.

Turning now to the alternate form of first locking member shown inFigure 6, for the purpose of avoiding needless repetition, partscorresponding to those of the rst embodiment are given the samereference characters with the addition of the prefix In this form itwill be seen that there is an additional groove 255 and there are agreater number of projections |41, |48, 241 and 243. By the use of thealternate form of the first locking member, a somewhat ner seated threadadjustment can be obtained and additional wearing surfaces are provided.Depending of course upon the total diameter of the head |46, a greaternumber of aligned pairs of grooves bordered by correspondinglypositioned projections may be utilized.

During normal operation the handle 4|] on Figure 1 is moved in aclockwise direction which causes the scraper element I4 to rotate in acounter-clockwise direction as viewed from above said ligure. This mayor may not cause the rst locking member to rotate in a clockwisedirection. Such clockwise rotation of the rst blocking member will bestopped as soon as the projections 41 or 48 engage thc second lockingmember or axle I8. It may thus be seen that by our novel lockingconstruction the disconnection of the actuating element l5 is positivelyprevented and the portion 55 in the central rear area of the body I2 issmooth, having no projecting parts such as screw ends or cotter pins tohave food collect in the crevices thereof to substantially decay, norcan such cotter pins or nuts accidentally 'drop into the food beingdispensed.

We wish it to be understood that we do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described for obviousmodincations will occur to a person skilled in the art.

We claim:

1. A disher device comprising: a scoop element; a body element attachedto said scoop element; a scraper element including a scraper memberdisposed in said scoop and an axle rotatably mounted on said body; anactuating element pivotally mounted on said body and engaging saidscraper element whereby motion of .the actuating element imparts motionto said axle, the pivotal axis of the actuating element; being disposedat an angle with respect to the rotational axis of the axle; and lockingmeans preventing said actuating element from moving away from said body;said locking means having axial movement thereof restricted by engagingsaid body by a rotational movement; said locking means having `aneccentrically disposed projection whose path of travel is orbital withrespect to the axis of the locking means when the locking means isrotated and which projection is laterally intercepted by said axlethereby inhibiting rotational movement of the locking means.

2. A disher device comprising: a scoop element; a body element attachedto said scoop element; a scraper element including a scraper memberdisposed in said scoop and an axle rotatably mounted on said body; anactuating element pivotally mounted on said body and engaging saidscraper element whereby motion of the actuating element imparts motionto said axle, the pivotal axis of the actuating element being disposedat an angle with respect to the rotational axis of the axle; and lockingmeans preventing said actuating element from moving away from said body,said locking 'means threadedly engaging said body by a rotationalmovement; said locking means having an eccentrically disposed projectionwhose path of travel is orbital with respect to the axis of the lockingmeans when the locking means is rotated and which projection islaterally intercepted by said axle thereby inhibiting rotationalmovement of the locking means.

3. A disher device comprising: a scoop element; a body element attachedto said scoop element; a scraper element including a scraper memberdisposed in said scoop and an axle rotatably mounted on said body; anactuating element pivotally mounted on said body and engaging saidscraper element whereby motion of the actuating element imparts motionto said axle,'the pivotal axis of the actuating element being disposedat an angle with respect to the rotational axis of the axle; and lockingmeans preventing said actuating element from moving away from said body,

Vsaid locking means including a locking member a scraper elementincluding a scraper memberdisposed in said scoop and an axle rotatablymounted on said body; an actuating element pivotally mounted on saidbody and engaging said scraper element whereby motion of the actuatingelement imparts motion to said axle, the pivotal axis of the actuatingelement being disposed at an angle withrespect to the rotational axis ofthe axle; and locking means preventing said actuating element frommoving away from said body, said locking means including a lockingmember having a head, a threaded shank, and a pair of projectionsoutwardly of said head; said threaded shank being in threaded engagementwith said body, said axle lying between said projections and preventingrotation of said locking member.

5. A disher device comprising: a scoop element; a body element attachedto said scoop element; a scraper element including a scraper memberdisposed in said scoop and an axle rotatably mounted on said body; anactuating element pivotally Imounted on said body and engaging saidscraper element whereby motion of the actuating element imparts motionto said axle, the pivotal axis of the Iactuating element being disposedat an angle with respect to the rotational axis of the axle; and lockingmeans preventing said actuating element from moving away from said body,said locking means including a locking member having a head, a threadedshank, and a plurality of projections circumferentially arranged aboutand outwardly of said head; said threaded shank being in threadedengagement with said body; said projections being spaced and providing apath between any two side by side projections for said axle which pathintersects the `axis of the locking means.

ANTHONY GORDON. STEFAN GEORGE MOZOLEWSKI.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Donahue Apr. 25, 1939Number

